Player of the Year Predictions Heading Into July

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Spring AAU is over. June "Summer Ball" jut ended. July AAU is coming up. It's been exactly 3 months since the last predictions for 2027 Mr. Basketball. Since then, several top players have returned to Kentucky from prep schools. So let's take a look at some updated predictions for Regional Players of the Year. All of these players must be Seniors and will become finalists for Mr. Basketball next March.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Predicting Regional Players of the Year:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>1st Region - [player_tooltip player_id='2127277' first='Matthew' last='Langhi'], Marshall County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>2nd Region - [player_tooltip player_id='2122607' first='Nolan' last='Coffman'], Lyon County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>3rd Region - [player_tooltip player_id='1745592' first='Jack' last='Logsdon'], Grayson County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>4th Region - [player_tooltip player_id='2326410' first='Armani' last='Byrd'], Warren Central</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>5th Region - [player_tooltip player_id='2634182' first='Michael' last='Harris'], LaRue County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>6th Region - [player_tooltip player_id='1751496' first='Ferlandes' last='Wright'], Fairdale or [player_tooltip player_id='1751495' first='Ja'Rye' last='Brown'], WEB DuBois</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>7th Region - [player_tooltip player_id='2389668' first='Garrison' last='Gilvin'], Ballard</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>8th Region - [player_tooltip player_id='2046738' first='Omari' last='Jointer'], Woodford County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>9th Region - [player_tooltip player_id='2828341' first='Braeden' last='Myrick'], Covington Catholic or [player_tooltip player_id='2272617' first='Griffin' last='Starks'], Newport</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>10th Region - [player_tooltip player_id='2122438' first='Montez' last='Gay'], George Rogers Clark</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>11th Region - [player_tooltip player_id='2091803' first='LJ' last='Holman'], Great Crossing</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>12th Region - [player_tooltip player_id='2333693' first='Cash' last='Baird'], Lincoln County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>13th Region - [player_tooltip player_id='2866431' first='Adon' last='Grubb'], Clay County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>14th Region - [player_tooltip player_id='2212469' first='Corey' last='Flinchum'], Lee County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>15th Region - [player_tooltip player_id='1745583' first='Braxton' last='Keathley'], Martin County</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>16th Region - [player_tooltip player_id='1745587' first='Elijah' last='Neel'], Ashland Blazer</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">The Favorite:</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Over the course of the last 3 months, I think Grayson County's [player_tooltip player_id='1745592' first='Jack' last='Logsdon'] is the new favorite for the award. Committed to WKU, capable of scoring a lot or facilitating and planning to get his team back to Rupp after a Final 4 run this year, Jack will be tough to beat for the award. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline">Contenders:</span></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>GRC's [player_tooltip player_id='2122438' first='Montez' last='Gay'] just won a state title but likely won't have the stats to justify a win of the award since the roster is so loaded. [player_tooltip player_id='1751496' first='Ferlandes' last='Wright'] is back but nobody from Louisville seems to ever get the votes for the award. Ditto for [player_tooltip player_id='1751495' first='Ja'Rye' last='Brown'] at DuBois. Will voters hold it against players like Wright, [player_tooltip player_id='2389668' first='Garrison' last='Gilvin'], [player_tooltip player_id='1745583' first='Braxton' last='Keathley'] and [player_tooltip player_id='2272617' first='Griffin' last='Starks'] who have transferred in their careers? It's a lot to evaluate for voters, for sure. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>I will update all this periodically over the next 9 months. This is the most wide open Mr. Basketball race I can remember and should be fascinating to watch.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->